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WASHING MACHINE. No. 323,133. v Patented July 28, 1885.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,133, dated July 28,1885.

Application filed March 26, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY FALKENTHAL, of Bozeman, in the county ofGallatin and Territory of Montana, have invented a' new and Improved\Vashing Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationof parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my new and improved washingmachine as itappears when the hinged board for holding the wringer is arranged forholding the wringer in position for use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe same; and Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the machine, thewringer-board being thrown back out of the Way.

The frame A of the machine is provided with the side uprights, D D, inand between which the body B is pivoted, and also with the end uprights,O 0, upon the studs 0 0 of which are placed the coiled springsE E, uponwhich the ledges or crosspieces b b of the body B are adapted toalternately strike when the body B is rocked upon its pivots.

The body B is by preference made semicircular in form, and is formed orprovided upon the inside with the ridges a a, and is lined upon theinside with the lining a of zinc or other suitable material, and thebody B is covered at the top with the cover B, which has the largeopenings d (1 made through it,which are adapted to be tightly closed bythe covers B B. The ledges or cross-pieces b b are extended at theirends past the sides of the body B, and in them are fitted the rounds ff,by which the bodyB may be conveniently rocked upon its pivots, and theunder surfaces of the cross-pieces b are provided with the strips e e ofsoft rubber or similar material to prevent noise when the body is rockedand the ledges or cross-pieces I) brought into contact with the springsE.

F is the support, to which the wringer W is to be secured either by theboard w or by any suitable means. The support F is hinged to (Model.)

the upper end of the upright G, secured to the frame A, and is composedof the boards 9 h, secured together about at right angles. The board 9is formed with the notch, as shown at Fig. 3, which notch,when thesupport F is swung upward, is adapted to engage wit-h the top B of thebody B in the opening (1, and be there held by the buttonsjj, as will beunderstood from Figs. -1 and 2, for holding the body B and support F andwringer V in position for wringing the clothes.

In use, the clothes to be washed, together with a suitable quantity ofwater, will be placed through the openings (2 (2 into the body B. Thecovers B B will then be put in place and the body B rocked backward andforward upon its pivots, the springs E E serving as buffersprings tolimit the motion of the body B, and by their reaction to assist therocking movement of the body B, so that after the body B is once wellstarted in its rocking movement only a slight exertion will be requiredto keep it in motion. The rocking movement of the body B will cause thewater and clothing to be thrown'from end to end of the body B,and theclothing passed over the ribs or ridges a and violently agitated, whichwill cause the rapid removal of the dirt from the clothes.

The clothes having been in this manner washed clean, the water will bedrawn off from the body A by removing the plug z, and the covers Bremoved, and then the body A will be turned upon its pivots toward thewringersupport F, and then this support will be turned upward upon itshinges, carrying the wringer W with it to the position shown in Fig. 1,where the notch y will engage with the cover B in the opening (1, and bethere held by the buttons j, so that the wringer is held in convenientposition for use.

The clothes having been wrung, the buttons j j will be turned to releasethe support F, and then the support and wringer W will be turned to theposition shown in Fig. 3, where the wringer will be held out of the waywithout detaching it from the washing-machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination,with the frame A, rocking body B, and its endc1eats,b, of theuprights provided with the buttons 9', substantially asG 0, having the studs 0 c, and the spiral springs and for the purposesset forth.

E mounted on the studs below the cleats sub- T 7 1 H sbantiauy as Setforth HEB 1A BALKEA LIIAL.

2. The hinged support F, composed of \Vitnesses:

boards 9 h, the board 9 being notched as FRANZ SIEK,

shown at g, in combination with the body TB, HENRY I'IOESLY.

